The Bioeconomy offers huge potential to tackle societal challenges such as resource efficiency, climate change, maintaining European competitiveness and creation of jobs. Increasing public awareness and knowledge about all areas of the bioeconomy is aContinue reading
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Biobridges, the new BBI JU funded project in Bioeconomy
Biobridges is a 24 months action aiming at boosting the marketability of bio-based products – BBPs by establishing close cooperation and partnership between bio-based Industries – BBI, brand owners and consumers’ representatives. The ultimate goalContinue reading
The European Bioeconomy Network
What is the European Bioeconomy Network? Promoted by the BIOVOICES project and launched in May 2018, the European Bioeconomy Network (EuBioNet) is a proactive alliance of EU funded projects dealing with Bioeconomy promotion, communication andContinue reading
The BIOECONOMY Village @Maker Faire Rome 2018
The BIOECONOMY VILLAGE, promoted by the European Commission and BBI JU projects BIOWAYS, BIOVOICES, STAR-ProBio and Biobridges in collaboration with Maker Faire Rome has achieved great success in terms of public involvement and participation. This year Maker Faire Rome dedicated an entire exhibitionContinue reading
Migrazione: trasformare le sfide in opportunità
Nel corso degli ultimi anni la migrazione ha rivestito un ruolo da protagonista all’interno della società, assumendo in molti, troppi, casi un’accezione quasi totalmente negativa. Secondo l’Eurobarometro (2017) è diventata la preoccupazione principale per ilContinue reading
Serious Games to Teach Nutrition Education to Children Between 9 to 12 Years Old. Pickit! and Cookit!
The current trend of increase in children obesity is worrying governments around the world and urgent actions are requested. The promotion of Nutrition Education in early stages has shown to be a factor to preventContinue reading
EU funds for integration – How can we better support people with a migrant background?
The European Commission continues to look for ways to assist Member States in the field of integration of third country nationals. Based on the lessons learnt, the toolkit aims to support national and regional fundingContinue reading
How is the EU progressing towards the circular economy?
A circular economy aims to maintain the value of products, materials and resources for as long as possible and minimise the generation of waste. The European Commission publishes today a Communication on the monitoringContinue reading
Is it time to apply research results to migration? | Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission
Legalising people’s migration status makes them more rather than less likely to return to their country of origin, researchers say, highlighting just one of the ways that science can contribute to the migration debate andContinue reading
EC funded projects and Open Access obligations for peer reviewed publications
Accordingly to Article 29.2 of your project’s Grant Agreement, each Horizon 2020 beneficiary must ensure open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications relating to results. The EC just released an useful infograph about the rulesContinue reading